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Can a macbook pro from 2008 (OS10.8.5)be upgraded to current operating systems?

Can a macbook pro from 2008 (OS 10.8.5 )be upgraded to current operating systems?

If I bring it in to an Apple store, can they upgrade the operating system so I can get zoom, chrome, etc?

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Posted on Jul 12, 2022 2:31 PM

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Jul 12, 2022 2:36 PM in response to Lenswoman

Back up your data, check your applications for compatibility, click here, and then on the download link for El Capitan. Beyond that, no.

Going to an Apple Store won't enable it to be upgraded past what you can do yourself.

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Jul 13, 2022 8:35 AM in response to Lenswoman

The latest OS a 2008 MacBook Pro can run is El Capitan, macOS 10.11.6. That's still a pretty old OS & many current apps won't run. See this Apple article to download older OS versions.

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